There was a recent article in The Economist about the sad demise of many bingo halls. The article was a succinct description of bingo’s ‘place within society’, including a ‘potted history’ of bingo over the last century and also a bit of a lament. The one thing about the article this author disagrees with is […]
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Bingo Advert Music Chart
Turn on your TV screen and the chances are that you will you see at least one bingo commercial during your viewing time. Each of these adverts differ in quite a few ways but many will feature bingo balls, a woman and a laptop. However, some think outside of the proverbial box and come up […]
Bingo Chat, On Or Off?
When I first started playing bingo online I used to love the chat rooms but after over eight years I have to admit to being more than a little bored of it. It used to be that when you visited any site the rooms were alive with people swapping life stories from a child being […]
Should Online Bingo Be Beating Clubs With A Dirty Stick?
Here at Playing Bingo we promote both land based and online bingo but one thing you won’t read on our pages is the suggestion that playing online is safer than playing in a bingo hall! A recent news article listed in Google news under a search for “bingo” asked if bingo hall crime was on […]
Most Annoying Bingo Adverts According To Twitter
Twitter (Follow Us @playingbingo) is fast becoming as popular as Facebook in the Social Media stakes and although not a prolific “Tweeter” myself, I do use it occasionally for research and a 140 character catch up with friends. One of the things that I had noticed recently was how many people were tweeting about online […]
Think Bingo Forum Now Closed
Click here to play at Think Bingo My first dalliance in the world of online bingo was at the Herotech (now Cashcade or bwin.party) site Think Bingo. I saw an advert on TV back in 2005 showing a £5 free offer and there I stayed as a player, loyal for about eighteen months. One of […]
Should The Same Laws Govern Facebook As Pay To Play?
As someone who loves to play free games on the social networking site Facebook a recent debate regarding the site and responsible gambling caught my attention. For a little while now there have been rumours that the UK Gambling Commission were to investigate the rise in social gaming and whether it should be regulated in […]
Wonder Bingo Closes For Good
A while back we reported that Wonder Bingo’s online site had ceased being a stand-alone, and chosen to network as part of TGN – The Gaming Network. It seems this move was not enough to save Wonder Bingo, as the site has now closed its doors following the closure of its Facebook app back in […]
Boyle Bingo Follow In Foxy Footsteps
Click here to play at Boyle Bingo A couple of years ago now Foxy Bingo ran an offline marketing campaign for their brand which saw the Dream Boys appear in venues up and down the country with the company branding. We were lucky enough to attend one session and whilst the bingo wasn’t that great, […]
Bingo Chat Host Macros
When in the bingo chat rooms you will often find a chat host posting Lucky Dust or a Good Luck Fairy by way of a macro but often these can take up a lot of space, which is often limited, and impede on any conversations that are taking place. It used to be that a […]
